Largest, most luxurious ocean liner of its time catches fire

Columbus Weather Almanac

Tuesday, February 9 The 40th day of the year 325 days left Today in History On February 9, 1942, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner on the seas at that time, France’s Normandie, catches fire while in the process of being converted for military use by the United States. The Normandie, built in 1931, was the first ship to be construc...

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